Improvement in fence-post bases



A18. DRAKE.

Improvement in Fence-Post Bases.

No. 132,259. Patented Oct. 1;, 1872.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARA B. DRAKE, OF PAINESVILLE, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN FENCE-POST BASES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 132,259, dated October 15, 1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARA B. DRAKE, of Painesville, in the county of Lake and State of Ohio, have invented certain Improvements in Fence-Bases, of which the following is a specification Nature and Objects of the Invention.

This invention relates to a fence base, which is composed of rod-iron, bent in a triangular form, said base being attached to the foot of the post by inserting the end of the rod at B in the foot of the post; the section of the rod a bent at a right angle to the section B, then the section b bent at an angle sufficiently acute to bring the free end to the post where it is attached,thns forming a brace. To make the base more secure in the ground a stone can be laid on the section a when it is placed in the excavation, or the excavation may be filled with cement.

Description of the Accompanying Drawing. Figure 1 is'aview of thepost and base com- A plete. Fig. 2 is a View of the base with the stone 0 placed upon the section a of the base. General Description.

A, Fig. 1, is a post, which has the end B of base secured in it, the rod 13 being then carried down perpendicularly to a sufficient length to secure a firm hold in the ground, where the said rod is bent at a right angle, as shown at a, for the necessary length, then bent up more acutely to form a brace, which is secured to the post at 0, thus forming a cheap and firm fence-base.

VVh-at I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

. The post A, in combination with the rod-iron base and brace, consisting of the perpendicular part B, horizontal part a, and inclined part b, when said parts are constructed as described, and anchored in the ground, as shown.

ARA B. DRAKE.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM PETTINGELL, JOHN W. TYLER. 

